RJ Barrett vs. Albert King Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Albert King and RJ Barrett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

RJ Barrett played 5 years in the NBA, 4 less than Albert King, who played 9. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Albert King had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Albert King 9 5 1981-82 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season 2019-201981-82
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 56 30.4 14.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.2 5.2 13.0 .402 1.1 3.5 .320 2.8 4.5 .614
Albert King 76 22.3 12.1 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 2.4 3.4 5.1 10.7 .482 0.0 0.2 .231 1.8 2.3 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 2 29.0 20.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.0 2.5 0.5 2.5 4.0 9.0 16.5 .545 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 2
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season 2020-211982-83
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 72 34.9 17.6 0.9 4.8 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.5 14.7 .441 1.7 4.3 .401 2.9 3.8 .746
Albert King 79 31.0 17.0 2.0 3.8 5.8 3.7 1.2 0.5 3.1 3.5 7.4 15.5 .475 0.1 0.3 .261 2.2 2.9 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 5 32.4 14.4 0.8 6.4 7.2 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.2 5.2 13.4 .388 1.6 5.6 .286 2.4 3.0 .800
Albert King 2 34.0 21.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.5 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 19.0 .474 0.5 1.0 .500 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 3
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season 2021-221983-84
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 70 34.5 20.0 0.9 4.9 5.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.0 7.0 17.1 .408 2.0 5.8 .342 4.1 5.8 .714
Albert King 79 26.6 14.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 2.6 1.2 0.4 2.6 3.3 5.9 12.0 .492 0.0 0.3 .136 2.9 3.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 11 26.8 12.5 2.3 3.0 5.3 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 2.9 4.8 11.6 .414 0.0 0.2 .000 2.9 4.2 .696

Season 4
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season 2022-231984-85
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 73 33.9 19.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.0 16.1 .434 1.7 5.3 .310 4.0 5.4 .740
Albert King 42 20.5 12.8 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.6 5.4 11.0 .491 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 2.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 11 34.3 19.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.3 6.5 14.9 .433 1.8 5.5 .328 4.5 5.9 .769
Albert King 3 35.0 22.0 1.3 6.3 7.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 3.3 4.7 9.3 19.0 .491 0.3 0.3 1.000 3.0 4.3 .692

Season 5
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season 2023-241985-86
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 58 31.7 20.2 0.9 4.5 5.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 2.2 2.2 7.5 15.2 .495 1.6 4.3 .360 3.6 5.0 .715
Albert King 73 27.4 14.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 6.0 13.2 .456 0.1 0.3 .174 2.3 2.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 3 32.7 13.7 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 5.0 6.0 14.0 .429 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000

Season 6
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season -1986-87
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 61 21.2 9.5 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.9 4.0 9.4 .426 0.2 0.5 .406 1.3 1.6 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 7
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season -1987-88
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 72 22.1 7.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 3.0 2.9 7.5 .391 0.2 0.7 .347 1.1 1.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Season 8
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season -1988-89
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 46 17.2 7.1 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.1 3.1 7.1 .431 0.2 0.7 .250 0.8 1.0 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------

Note: Albert King didn't play in 1989-90 and 1990-91.

Season 9
RJ Barrett Albert King
Season -1991-92
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King 6 9.8 5.2 0.2 1.7 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.8 5.0 .367 0.3 1.2 .286 1.2 1.3 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Albert King ------- --- ----------
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